Another chance this morning
Got back into it early.
Getting the stuffy nose to open was the first thing.
Fiddle with the clock when you just moved it. Even kept a light on so I wouldn’t fiddle with the clock and flashlight. Right.
The muscles got into it much quicker.
Even the 3rd Eye started letting my eyes roll up. More like a 3rd Eye Space.
Oh? It doesn’t move? The eyeballs do?
And what’s this playing with the tongue? Is there no way for focus to take over? Jammed it to the roof of the mouth, and then, here we go again.
To add to that, the outside world could tell I was on the floor. How is it you can be in the same spot for 4 days and now the boards start creaking to every move?
My! Wasn’t that an eventful yoga set? Obviously, the mental was much more “important” than the physical!
Laya Yoga. If you don’t know it, you should learn it and try it. It takes you away.
Eye focus was better. Spin was more rhythmic.
Gosh! If you actually use chin lock, your throat will open up and the sound will come out from the navel. Delightful! Makes you feel focused and open.
Sunrise.
Good morning.
Sat Nam
Rough One
Greets,
Well, that little coffee escapade at 3:30 in the morning was quite something. Good thing it was Sunday. At 10am, crashed for 3 hours. Just disappeared. Didn’t even roll over.
This morning showed the rest.
Took 8 of the first 10 minutes to get the calf and thigh muscles loose. The breath rhythm stayed pretty good. I really do try to match the movement and breath. Sometime, those breaths get real slow.
Meanwhile, I must have fiddled with the flashlight for 5 of those minutes. What a copout!
3rd eye point? Oh, that’s somewhere above the eye socket, if the eyeballs would just take a look!
Lovely Laya Yoga at the end. Hope it really helps develop concentration.
Time for a BREAKFAST cuppa, (not a 2-1/2 hr meditation cuppa!)
Sat Nam
The Nabhs on Coffee!!!
998 days until the End Time.
Yup! Way ta go!
Have a lovely fresh brewed cuppa and then go off and do your yoga! Then, see what you can see.
For me, as far as concentration/focus? Splatter.
I did the kriya beautifully. Every breath was full lung capacity. I remember thinking I was supposed to be focusing on ‘Sat Nam’ at the brow point with that fantastic deep breath. I remembered a lot of other things too. Lots of other things. Lots and lots of other things.
Don’t know if I tuned into the “little pains” after the initial leg stiffness went away. That only took about 3 minutes. Next thing I know, it is time to inhale. Oboy! Move into the next one!
I did real good on the knee clasp part. Ankle bones and knee bones: Locked.
Hands: Locked.
Mind? Uh, has it been 5 minutes yet? Howcome I put the clock so far away?
And is that REALLY a 60degree angle? Those feet are twisted and down they are at a cheesy 45. Sure don’t look like an angel spreading wings. I do like that pull on the base of the spine, every time you grab the knees. The breath? Gung Ho.
And Laya Yoga?
Neck Lock is extremely important. Couldn’t find that.
But, the spin part? You could have dried laundry by hanging it near me.
Pulling the navel SEEMED so easy. I’m sure my eyes were rolling in their sockets. Mulh Bandh was in there somewhere.
Now, that last inhale was FANTASTIC. Kind of put it all in perspective.
As far as a slight relax into meditation…
Must be time for breakfast!
Have a great day.
Sat Nam
Nabhi Kriya Day 2
Actually, I cheated. This is really the 3rd day. I started a day early.
Nabhi Kriya isn’t hard; 0ther than keeping your mind in line for the long times of the set. If you want to learn to focus on your breath, this is a good way to start.
Please note, one can practice Kundalini Yoga alone, but PLEASE learn the basics from a human teacher. A couple of classes and a yoga teacher can make sure you understand safe, correct, practice. It is very worthwhile.
Back to Nabhi Kriya.
I’m surprised how it doesn’t pump the abdomen like crunches. There’s no feeling that the muscles want to cramp.
The complexity of a simple motion like raising the legs gets detailed pretty fast. One foot is slightly twisted. On extension, the left foot wants to point and the right foot wants to rotate.
There is a real need to watch the little things. Keep the knees together and heels together and the rotation doesn’t happen in the foot when extended. This appears to be connected to the inner thigh muscle on the right, as the 2 seem to be balancing. I do walk splay-footed.
After these couple days, the Life Nerve and muscles along both calves were contracted. Took about 5 min to work that out.
Cracked a sweat about 2 minutes into the double leg lifts.
The bit about sore muscles is true already; more of a “worked” feeling than really sore. Starting again this morning, the top of the inside right thigh, the outside of the left knee, right hip have that soreness. Not the Abs! There is a “concentration” of the muscles as if they were a little tighter, but no soreness.
Laya Yoga is so sweet. The rhythm and movement allow the mind to think it is doing something while chanting.
Oboy. Remember Mulh Bandh? Well, now we know our capabilities. That little stomach pull can put this all back in line.
Since I’ve been lax in my yoga practice, I’m starting the Laya Yoga at 11 min. Goal is 31 min.
Wishing you all a great weekend!
Sat Nam
1000 Days Until the End Time – Master Something!
Here’s the proposal:
Today is Day #1 for starting a sadhana to end in 1000 days. December 21, 2012.
IF the End Time is coming and IF the End of the World is coming and IF you want to master something before then…today is the day to start.
40 days to make or break a habit
90 days to put that habit in the subconscious
120 days for the subconscious to work automatically
1000 days for mastery.
Well, to make it as tough as possible and get as strong as possible, as fast as possible…
I chose Nabhi Kriya, page 18 of the Kundalini Meditation Manual for Intermediate Students. Seems it is out of print on Amazon. Master your navel and all the other chakras will come in line.
Try this page for the whole set:
http://www.devdharam.com/2007/09/nabhi-kriya.html
Good pictures. Breathe deep!
I also chose Laya Yoga as the meditation.
11 minutes of Ek Ong Kar-A can raise the kundalini very efficiently.
So. Let us begin!
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